Vitamin D supplementation: are multivitamins sufficient?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public Health England advises 400 IU/day vitamin D supplementation for children over 1 year. Commercially available children's multivitamin and vitamin D supplements were surveyed to determine the vitamin D content.

Methods

Multivitamins and vitamin D supplements marketed at children <12 years and sold by nine UK supermarkets and health supplement retailers were surveyed. Vitamin D content was determined from manufacturer's websites and product packaging.

Results

67 multivitamins were surveyed, containing 0-800 IU/day vitamin D. Only 25%-36%, depending on the child's age, provided ≥400 IU/day vitamin D. Supplements containing only vitamin D or labelled as for 'healthy bones' typically had higher vitamin D content (57%-67% contained ≥400 IU/day).

Conclusi

SUBMITTER: Moon RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7115846 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature